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Beams of divine light breaking forth from several places of holy Scripture, as they…Beames of divine light breaking forth from severall places of holy Scripture, as they…
Beams of divine light breaking forth from several places of holy Scripture, as they were learnedly opened, in XXI. sermons. The III. first being the fore-going sermons to that treatise called The bruised-reed, preached on the precedent words. By the late reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibs, D.D. Mr. of Katharine Hall in Camb: and sometimes preacher at Gray's Inn. Published according to the Doctor his own appointment subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.Beames of divine light breaking forth from severall places of holy Scripture, as they were learnedly opened, in XXI. sermons. The III. first being the fore-going sermons to that treatise called The bruised-reed, preached on the precedent words. By the late reverend and iudicious divine, Richard Sibs, D.D. Mr. of Katharine Hall in Camb: and sometimes preacher at Grayes Inne. Published according to the Doctor his owne appointment subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect coppies.
London: printed by George for N. Bourne, 1639
KING DAVIDS EPITAPH. › Then David after he had served in his Generation, the will of God, &c.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It is useful for this end,1 to observe in what times our lot is fallen,2 to what times God hath reserved us, what generation, and age we live in: to consider of the state of the times. Are they good? bless God that hath reserved us to those times We pity some good men that lived in ill times; as our Country-men in Queen Mary's time,1 and other dark times; they were worthy men, and it was pity they lived not in better ages: certainly they would have been excellent men then: Therefore we should bless God for reserving us to better times. What makes the times better? The discovery of salvation by Jesus Christ: the discovery of the means of happiness in another world: In what age there is a clearer discovery, where there is most spirit working together with the outward means: that is a blessed age: the spirit of God was not working so much in former times of darkness, and Popery. Then there were many that followed the Beast to their eternal destruction, though God had mercy on many souls that ⟨p. 177⟩followed him. As it is said in Scripture, they followed Absalom in the simplicity of their hearts, not knowing whither they went: so they followed Popery in the simplicity of their hearts, not knowing the danger, God had mercy on them; yet certainly, thousands of them were wrapped up in darkness: they were miserable times then. Those that know Popery will say so; those that read the story will say so: the world was wrapped in wars, and miseries in those times.
It is usefull for this end,1 to observe in what times our lot is fallen,2 to what times God hath reserved us, what generation, and age we live in: to consider of the state of the times. Are they good? blesse God that hath reserved us to those times We pittie some good men that lived in ill times; as our Countrie-men in Queene Maries time,1